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COVER STORY
CLARK PACIFIC ADELANTO
Clark Pacific sees increasing traction among owners and developers for contracts covering complete building structure and enclosure sys-
tems fabricated offsite. In addition to scheduling and cost certainty over a 2017-2020 construction window, the value proposition for the
Escondido Village Graduate Housing project (top), weighed against cast-in-place concrete alternatives, asserted: Less noise, air and water
pollution, traffic congestion, roadway degradation and positive impact on safety when factoring the effect of routing 3,000-plus mixer
trucks to the Stanford University campus in Palo Alto, Calif. That message will be stronger in southern California as Clark Pacific ramps up
fabrication and deliveries from the Adelanto plant (above).
EFFICIENT ENCLOSURES
Adelanto plant permitting took place against a backdrop of record
output for Clark Pacific's northern California operations, along with
a continuing shift in commercial building specifications and prac-
tice—all favoring a savvy precast/prestressed producer mindful of
design-build methods and willing to broaden its service offerings.
To extend long-held fabrication efficiencies that architectural and
structural precast exhibit when compared to competing materials
and methods, Clark Pacific recently introduced building panels with
preinstalled windows. Such units are part of a new set of integrated
structural and façade components, branded CP Campus Housing,
that a) maximize mid-rise dormitory or apartment project flexibil-
ity; and, b) enable more owners and designers to leverage off-site
construction for cost and schedule savings and to limit campus or
community disruption. Clark Pacific tailors contracts around standard
components: structural precast and integrated enclosure framed panel
with windows; internal structural frame; three different prefabricated
and factory-topped slabs to accommodate mechanical, electrical and
plumbing; plus, provisions for floor-to-floor heights equivalent to
other systems.
"Traditionally, each campus housing project is approached as com-
pletely new, yet when you compare jobs side by side, there is very
little variance in structure and layout," notes Clark Pacific Director
of Corporate Development Roy Griffith. "With CP Campus Housing,
our custom manufactured systems are designed to work together to
provide a cost competitive and durable building. Project owners tell us
that they want to use more prefabrication and off-site construction,
but don't know where to begin. CP Campus Housing makes it easy to
start designing for prefabrication and brings full building packages
to market in less time, with less risk and greater cost certainty, than
competitors' solutions."
While owners and design teams are aware of prefabrication
benefits, he adds, many project principals are not familiar with incor-
porating the method. By standardizing on structural and integrated
façade components and simplifying the approach, CP Campus Housing
accelerates the learning curve and presents project stakeholders the
advantage of a prefabricated structural design early on.
Clark Pacific has equipped the northern and southern California
operations for CP Campus Housing contracts. The program hit the
ground running with Escondido Village Graduate Housing in Palo
Alto, Calif. The collection of four residence halls, ranging from six
to 10 stories and providing a total of 2,400 beds, will bring the level
of Stanford University's 9,000-plus graduate students in on-campus
housing from 55 percent to at least 75 percent. The CP Campus Hous-
ing package will net 1.835 million sq. ft. of residences and just over 1
million sq. ft. of precast concrete and architectural glazing enclosure
by a 2020 completion.
Clark Pacific has modeled CP Campus Housing on another branded
program, Clark PARC, which offers parking structure owners and
developers greater cost and schedule certainty when compared to
competing methods or precast/prestressed peer systems. The pre-en-
gineered parking solution is based on standardized plans, yet it
customizable to meet unique project requirements and aesthetics.
Northern and southern California sales, engineering and produc-
tion staff are both poised to execute Clark PARC and CP Campus
Housing contracts while crafting additional value propositions for
owners and developers receptive to minimizing site operations across
narrower construction schedules—and knowing final construction
costs and occupancy dates with high degrees of certainty.
PHOTO: Concrete Products
STANFORD CAMPUS PHOTO: Clark Pacific